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100

GamesAreFun.com (GAF)

Bust A Groove (and its sequel Bust A Groove 2) are the highlight of Metro’s music game development. After these two releases, they moved on to a less intuitive and more frenzied input system in Dance Summit and the awful input system of Britney’s Dance Beat. This is the pinnacle of both ease of use and depth of play and I hope they return to this system if the TRUE Bust A Groove 3 is ever released. Bust A Groove is a game you don't want to overlook, so open your mind and check it out.

The longer you keep it going, the fancier your moves become, but hit a wrong button and your dancer gets out of sync like a drunk white guy (or a sober white guy). Competing with a friend is a trip, and you can even perform attacks on your opponent to throw off their rhythm. The its colorful lighting and fancy camera angles, the game almost has a Soul Train vibe. If you're into musical games, Bust a Groove belongs in your collection.

Powder puff power rating: This game is chock full o' girls, and they're awful cute in that gaming girlie way. Women will dig 'em because they're portrayed in a good light (ie, they can actively kick some tail and aren't standing around doing the "help, help!" thing), and guys will dig 'em 'cause they've got nice boobies. I hope we can say "boobies." If not, I'll just say they're busy busting some seriously hype grooves with some seriously hype busts. Yeah. No matter how you slice it, no Playstation library is complete without this game.

Bust a Groove really takes the fighting game genre and turns it on its head with an interesting and very original concept that will have all your friends itching to try it. This game's as fun to play multiplayer
as WWF War Zone but without the daunting learning curve. Still not convinced? Rent a copy the next time you throw a kegger. You won't be disappointed. It's like the Men's Wearhouse, baby: I guarantee it.

If you are interested in my personal opinion I would definitely advise that you rent before buying. Simply because Bust-a-Grove is one of those games that you will either love implicitly or hate repugnantly. Although it all sounds very easy to pick up and play, if you don't have rhythm, then you won't get very far. Judging that fourth beat can be a little tricky when it occasionally falls out of sync with the music. It should prove an instant hit with the kids.

Bust A Groove won't draw nongamers in like PaRappa did, but it's still quite a bit of fun. The great music and graphics go a long way, and again, the motion capture is really terrific. If PaRappa left you wanting more games in that vein, Bust A Groove makes for a good follow-up.